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Johannesburg - It was disappointing that an investigation into the deaths of 27 initiates in Mpumalanga was seemingly not urgent, the ANC said on Wednesday.
"The ANC is very disappointed that ever since the first pronouncement of deaths of our young men... there does not seem to have been any urgency in investigating the
...Families walk out on cop's condolences
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Rustenburg - Families of miners shot dead by police in Marikana last year walked out of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry, in Rustenburg, on Wednesday when a senior police officer conveyed his condolences to them.
Major General Charl Annandale, who headed the police's tactical response team during the unrest, was testifying about the
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Cape Town - Inkatha Freedom Party MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini disclosed on Wednesday that he is suffering from inoperable lung cancer.
"Suddenly, and without significant prior symptoms, two days before the secrecy bill debate on April 23, I received a diagnosis of stage four lung cancer, which has extensively metastasised throughout
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Cape Town - Around 80 foreigners, including an Australian tourist, were detained on Wednesday for not having their documents on them.
Michael Camacho, an Australian tourist, was arrested while shopping for curios in Hout Bay, the Cape Argus reported.
"I was really flabbergasted, I didnâ™t know that carrying your passport was a req
...Fitness 'a requirement' for traffic cops
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Pietermaritzburg - An advert for trainee positions at the KwaZulu-Natal transport department specified that a stringent physical assessment was required, a commission of inquiry heard in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday.
Applicant Njabulo Manqele had been quick to criticise the KZN government for giving only two days' notice of the
...Govt shocked by Kleinfontein | News24
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Johannesburg - The government expressed dismay on Wednesday that there were still citizens who did not want to integrate into a democratic South Africa.
"This disintegration is extremely disappointing as it perpetuates the ills of the apartheid era," Government Communication and Information System CEO Phumla Williams said.
"Such acts
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Johannesburg - The full report on the controversial landing of a privately chartered plane at the Waterkloof Air Force Base was released on Wednesday.
The justice, crime prevention, and security (JCPS) cluster of ministries said it believed the issue would serve to support the fight against corruption.
"We believe that the unified
...Parties take aim at Zuma over 'Guptagate'
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Cape Town - Opposition parties placed the blame for "Guptagate" squarely on President Jacob Zuma in a parliamentary debate on the issue on Wednesday.
He should pay for his role in Guptagate at next year's election, they said.
Democratic Alliance defence spokesperson David Maynier argued Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula should
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Cape Town seeks interdict for protesters
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Cape Town - The City of Cape Town intends seeking an interdict against the people disrupting the servicing of toilets in informal settlements, an official said on Wednesday.
Utility services mayoral committee member Ernest Sonnenberg said services had been affected in Kanana, Barcelona, and Boystown, in Gugulethu.
"We have met with
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